WHY WE NEEDED A BUDGET AND YOU DO TOO
We needed a budget. I’m not exactly proud of announcing that Jarrod and I didn’t officially have a budget until we were 34 and 35 years old. We’d never…
VERA’S SIBLING PRESCHOOL + A FREEBIE TO GET YOU STARTED TOO
Sibling preschool? Let me explain. We have a lot of layers in our family. The teen, the almost-teen, the newly double-digit-er, and…the preschooler. She’s often swept up in activities…
A DAY IN THE LIFE HOMESCHOOL MAMA SHANNON KELLY
Ever wondered what a day in the life of Shannon Kelly looks like? She’s the homeschool mama to three and lover of great literature. There’s something I love about peeking…
SEE THE WORLD: CREATE A WORLD CULTURE UNIT STUDY
Hopping a plane with 3, 4, 5+ kids to travel the world is a big financial commitment. Sure, we’d all love to do this, but taking a physical and…
TEN YEARS: A NANCY DREW BIRTHDAY PARTY
Sometimes our kids surprise us, and sometimes we know them so well we know just what they’ll like. For instance, when I saw the Nancy Drew starter pack misplaced on…
How to Easily Create Your Own Natural Egg Dye
Recently we did an awesomely fun art/holiday/science project…natural egg dye. I have wanted to do this forever. The beautiful natural shades looking ever so elegant on my Pinterest boards compared…
YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EASTER BASKET GOODIES
Easter basket goodies rank right up there with stocking stuffers for me. Filling those little buckets or baskets with sweet gifts is one of my favorite mama things to do….
15 IDEAS TO SIMPLIFY SPRING HOMESCHOOL
If there’s ever a season to do this, I’ve definitely learned to simplify spring homeschool. I’ve mentioned before that spring is typically the hardest season in our homeschool. It’s busy….
HOMESCHOOL PLANS FOR SPRING SESSION
I’ve been sharing my seasonal plans here lately as way to hopefully give you some inspiration and to hold myself accountable as well! So far, I’ve shared our December School…
HOW TO CREATE A HOMESCHOOL PLAN WHEN YOU STINK AT PLANNING
You want to be that organized homeschool mama with a spreadsheet, and a plan, and neat little kiddos with ironed shirts. But let me tell you something: spreadsheets are overrated….
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HOMESCHOOL MAMA KARA FLECK
There’s something I love about peeking into the virtual windows of other homeschool mamas and seeing how they make this thing work. Today I’m going to show you a…
AROUND THE WORLD STORIES: STUDYING WORLD CULTURES IN YOUR HOMESCHOOL
I’ve been wanting to share with you guys about Around the World Stories for a long time. Around the World Stories are created by an amazing world-traveling family that then…
101 REASONS WHY HOMESCHOOLING IS HARD…AND WHY IT’S SO WORTH IT ANYWAY
If you homeschool, you already know homeschooling is hard. If you’re thinking about homeschooling and think it’s not, let me warn you…it is. You’re trying to make the decision whether…
36 OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S + YOUNG ADULT BOOKS MADE INTO MOVIES
Books made into movies are some of my favorite movies to watch with my kids. For a while, I felt I could really embrace our family’s love of movie watching…
WINTER OLYMPICS HOMESCHOOL IDEAS
I was 12 years old when I watched Oksana Baiul skate to Swan Lake across the ice in Lillehammer, Norway. The house would have had to have started on fire…
COLONIAL LIFE BOOKS + RESOURCES
There were so many terrific colonial life books to choose from for our recent unit study. We used Homeschool in the Woods as our spine for our colonial life unit…
HOW TO PLAN A UNIT STUDY WITH HOMESCHOOL IN THE WOODS
How to plan a unit study?? I get this question a lot. I won’t beat around the bush. The planning part of a unit study does take some effort on…
HOMESCHOOL IN THE WOODS STUDY REVIEW: COLONIAL LIFE
Unit studies can be really hard to plan. I’ve always said I want our unit studies touch on all our senses and incorporate great books, hands-on projects, movies, good food…
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